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Being an athlete can be a hard life. Not only must athletes train a lot and never give up. They also sometimes must give up nice things, like returning home to their families for Tet. Some Vietnamese athletes are out of the country on training programmes and have missed their families very much. HA NOI (VNS) — Many people are heading home to unite with their families after a hard working year. Others are making final preparations to decorate their homes to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Many athletes, however, have no such planned celebrations. Indeed, these athletes do not enjoy Tet, as they continue their intensive training before upcoming tournaments. For instance, this is the sixth year in a row that swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien must celebrate the new year far from her home. Vien is with her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, in the US as she trains for this summer's Olympic Games in Brazil. She recalled that in earlier years she felt homesick, but now it is easier to be far from home. The … [Read more...] about No Tet at home for dedicated athletes – English Through the News – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports

Cup holders hope to break jinx (12-03-2008)
You better run: Beijing Guoan players train at My Dinh National Stadium yesterday in preparation for their first AFC Champions League group match with Vietnamese National Cup holders DPM Nam Dinh. — VNS Photo Quang Thang
HA NOI — National Cup holders Dam Phu My Nam Dinh are gearing up to break Viet Nam’s streak of bad luck in the AFC Champions League, which has often seen most of Viet Nam’s clubs finishing last in the group phase. Nam Dinh are taking on Chinese League runners-up Beijing Guoan today at My Dinh National Stadium. The Chinese team, which finished second behind Changchun Yatai in the C-League last season, arrived in Ha Noi on Monday and held their first practice at My Dinh yesterday. Nam Dinh are in Group F, along with Krung Thai Bank from Thailand and the Kashima Antlers from Japan. The Vietnamese Cup holders hope to score some wins in the group phase, as they are in winning form after having … [Read more...] about Cup holders hope to break jinx

Crunch time: Ha Noi T&T coach Phan Thanh Hung (second, left) shakes hand with Kitchee SC manager Abraham Aliagaduring a press conference yesterday in the capital city. The two sides will play today at Hang Day Stadium. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh
HA NOI (VNS) — Ha Noi T&T's young players will play Kitchee Sport Club of Hong Kong in the second preliminary round of the AFC Champions League today at Hang Day Stadium. Despite their loss to V.League champions Becamex Binh Duong in last week's National Super Cup because of six inexperienced members, coach Phan Thanh Hung said he would continue to be patient with the youth. "The young players are the club's future. Yes, they lack experience but they will grow up in time," Hung said at a press conference yesterday in Ha Noi. "We have to give them a chance so that they can replace their seniors in the future," he said. The Super Cup loss and the busy competition schedule did not seem to affect his squad's spirit, as captain … [Read more...] about Ha Noi T&T youngsters to play Hong Kong champions

Coach Phan Thanh Hung (right) hopes his young squad will show their talent against Kitchee SC in their AFC Champions League qualification today. — Photo bongdaplus.vn
HA NOI (VNS) — Ha Noi T&T's young players will play Kitchee Sport Club of Hong Kong in the second preliminary round of the AFC Champions League today at Hang Day Stadium. Despite their loss to V.League champions Becamex Binh Duong in last week's National Super Cup because of six inexperienced members, Coach Phan Thanh Hung said he would continue to be patient with the youth. "The young players are the club's future. Yes, they lack experience but they will grow up in time," Hung said at a press conference yesterday in Ha Noi. "We have to give them a chance so that they can replace their seniors in the future," he said. The Super Cup loss and the busy competition schedule did not seem to affect his squad's spirit, as Captain Gonzalo Damian Marronkle said his team gave priority to the coming Asian … [Read more...] about Ha Noi T&T to play Hong Kong champions

Being an athlete can be a hard life. Not only must athletes train a lot and never give up. They also sometimes must give up nice things, like returning home to their families for Tet. Some Vietnamese athletes are out of the country on training programmes and have missed their families very much. HA NOI (VNS) — Many people are heading home to unite with their families after a hard working year. Others are making final preparations to decorate their homes to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Many athletes, however, have no such planned celebrations. Indeed, these athletes do not enjoy Tet, as they continue their intensive training before upcoming tournaments. For instance, this is the sixth year in a row that swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien must celebrate the new year far from her home. Vien is with her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, in the US as she trains for this summer's Olympic Games in Brazil. She recalled that in earlier years she felt homesick, but now it is easier to be far from home. … [Read more...] about No Tet at home for dedicated athletes